Marilyn D. Yackee

Sunday

Nov 25, 2012 at 9:00 AM

Marilyn D. Yackee, age 71, of Manitou Beach, Mich., and formerly of Wauseon, Ohio, passed away Friday afternoon, Nov. 23, 2012, at the Magnum Care Center in Adrian, Mich. Prior to her retirement she had worked as a licensed insurance agent.

Marilyn was born in Henry County, Ohio, on April 11, 1941, the daughter of Otto and Martha (Vajen) Tietje. On Oct. 15, 1966, she married Charles E. “Chuck” Yackee, and he preceded her in death in 2008. She was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Lakes in Manitou Beach, Mich.

Surviving is one son, Monty (Karissa) Yackee of Tecumseh, Mich.; three grandchildren, Jarrad Williams, Jacob Williams and Luke Yackee; and great-grandson Ian Williams. She was preceded in death by her husband, Chuck, and three sisters, Bernadine McCurdy, Carolyn McCurdy and Gloria Tietje.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Wauseon, with the Rev. Keith Hunsinger and the Rev. Steven Newberg officiating. Interment will follow in the Wauseon Union Cemetery. Visitation will be at the Edgar-Grisier Funeral Home on Monday from 2 to 8 p.m. The family requests that memorial contributions be given to family choice. Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.grisierfh.com.